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Academy under fire for disqualifying Nigeria’s Oscar submission

The body behind the Oscars has come under fire after banning Nigeria’s first submission for best international feature film. Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart, which was acquired...

Firefighters in battle to extinguish market blaze in Nigeria

Nigerian firefighters are trying to extinguish a major fire at the Balogun market in central Lagos. Thick black smoke and flames are shooting up Tuesday...

Ighalo on target to earn Nigeria third place

Odion Ighalo’s early strike earned Nigeria third spot at the Africa Cup of Nations after a 1-0 win over Tunisia. The former Watford forward scored...

Nigerian ambassador chosen as next UN General Assembly president

Members of the United Nations General Assembly have chosen the Nigerian ambassador to the world body as its next president. They elected Tijjani Muhammad-Bande today...

20 confirmed dead after children caught in Nigeria building collapse

Twenty people have been confirmed dead in a school building that collapsed in Nigeria, most of them children. Lagos state health commissioner Jide Idris said...

Nigerian opposition leader rejects election results

Nigeria’s top opposition candidate has rejected the results of what he called a “sham election” and said he will be challenging the outcome in...

Nigerian President Buhari takes early lead amid vote-rigging claims

Nigeria's incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari has surged to an early lead in election returns, winning six of 36 states in Africa's largest democracy, while...

Explosions and delays mark Nigeria’s presidential election

Gunfire and explosions have opened Nigeria’s delayed election as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term. The vote, widely seen as too close to call,...

Candidates rush back to capital as Nigeria delays presidential election

Nigerians awoke on Saturday to find that the country’s presidential election had been delayed until February 23 because of what the electoral commission called...

Nigeria’s president vows to take the fight to ‘Boko Haram and mischief makers’

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, in an address to the nation after returning from London where he spent more than three months for medical treatment,...

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